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Ecclesiastes 10:7 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth. "
Ecclesiastes 10:7
Verse in Context
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5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.
6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
7 I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.
8 He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
9 Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered by it.
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Ecclesiastes 10:1
"Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to produce an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor."
Ecclesiastes 10:2
"A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left."
Ecclesiastes 10:3
"Yes also when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool."
Ecclesiastes 10:4
"If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest."
Ecclesiastes 10:5
"There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler."
Ecclesiastes 10:6
"Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place."
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